Theophilus millot and james millot



(Specimens.)

T. & J. MILLOT. I METAL FAGED FABRIC OR MATERIAL FOR INTERIOR DEGORA'IIUNS, '&c. No. 347,497. Patented Aug. 17, 1886.

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' THEOPHILUS inter Ann JAMES mundu-brnnw YORK, r.

Y METAL-FACE!) FA'BRie on livlATliRlAlj FoR N'Tthioi? Debug lilo NS, m.

' sm emw m sas Letters Pa e No. 341497, dated August 111886..

Application filed May1l,18SG. Serial No. 202,051. (Specimens) at all whom 'it may concerns Be it known that we, THEoPHILUs Mrnnor and JAMES MILL T, of the -eity,.=eounty,-and,

State of New York, have invented-a-neiv and lm proved Metal-Faced Fabric or Material for Interior )ecorations,-&c.,.ofi which the follow ingis a full, clear, 3.- Ild BXRCUdGSCIlPBlOlI-l',

()ur invention relates to the productob tained by means of. the process dflficpjbedyjp 3 as a preliminary step-we clean the surface of our application X9, 183.232, filed ,on the 18th y f November l xmmdith nw intieu consists, essentially of a supporti-hgamaterial to which there is affixed a-thin film o .;metal as will'be 'he'reinaIterTmore specifically: described, 3 Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecificatiDn, in which similar 'figuresef reference indicate corresponding partsin both the figures.

Figure 1 is a' perspective view of our 'ii etalfaced material, the metal facing and th'e inter posed layer of glue, 'gelatine,'or othe'ryiseid material being partlybroken awayin' ord'e'r to;

disclose thev formation of the material, and Fig. 2 is'a sectional view of thematerial, the thickness of the several parts being greatly exaggerated in both views. --r

In the drawings, 2 represents a backing or body of any proper material-such as paper, leather, or woven or felted fabric, or, in fact, any material whieh will act as a body or sup: port for a facing-film of metal, such'as' that represented at 3, the backing or body and the facing-film being united by an interposed film ofgelatine or glue, or other viscid material, the location, of this viscid material being indicated by the stratummarked i, l I r In producing the material formingthe' subject-matter of this application, we take a plate of any material having a hard surface, but preferably employ a plate of glass; and

the plate, after which we apply to the cleaned surface a mixture of soap. and talc, or soapstone, or any other substance which will decrease the cohesion or affinity between the plate and the metal to be deposited thereon.

After'the'applieation of the soap and talc, or soapstone or other material, we wipe the plate, after which the metal to be transferred is precipitated upon the plate by an bf the welhkn'own processes of precipitation.

ter the precipitation "ofjth'elmetalwe apply,

a-thin eoatingof glue,"gelatirie', or other viseidsticky-substance, such coating being laid either on 'the precipitated metal. or on the a'n-aterial to which thetransi'er is tojbe made,

according z-to the cireumstancesfof the ease.

In:case the1viscidisnbstanceisappliedto the precipitated metaLythe tre ated surface oi the plate as;covered-withwater or a proper-l-iquid solvent, after-the viscid substanee is dry,

and the anaterial to which the transfer is to he; made is then placed over the plate, the excess-of liquid is e-Xpelled, and the whole left to dry; but in case the viscid coat is ap-. plied tothe material to which the transfer-his to belmade, such material is; placed directly hp'oirthe treated surface of the glass or other plate before the viscid coat has dried, and. the magi-ar as in this case pressed firmly upon the deposited metalin order toexclude all a-ir bubbls li "Ai'terth'e parts are apparently. dry "the plate, with ,its coverings, heated by an pmpeemeans, and then the material is s'eiz'eda'nd stripped from the plate while it-is"stillwarm'; and in operation it will be found"th'atthe metalliejfaeing will also be stripped from the plate and will'adhere .to the material. x

;. The mama above referred to may be used 7 for manypurposes, but is designed more particularly for interior decorations, for theatrical goods, and for novelties generally.

In this application the word film has been used to designate a thin sheet of metal deposited by precipitation, and should'not be confounded with; the-word foil, which, in the generalacceptation of the word, is used to designate athin sheet of metal produced by rolling or beating.

"We are aware that it is not new to apply a foil produced by rolling or heating to a backing or body by means of an interposed stratum of viscid matcrial,'and such a product we do not claim.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1's

1. As a new article of manufacture, a back or body faced with a film of preeipitated mqtal, ing material are mailed, slibstantially as de substantially as described. scribed.

2. As a new artieleof manufacture, a metal- 7 THEOPHILUS' MILLOT.

faced material consisting of a stratum 0f snp- JAMES MILLOT. 5 porting material, afilm of precipitated metal, Vitnesse s:

and an interposed stratum Of viseid material, EDWARD KENT, J12,-

whereby the metallic film and its support- 0. SEDGWICK. 

